Sinnesorgan

Definitions of Sinnesorgan
  1. noun
    an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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    Kieme
    sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
    Auge
    the organ of sight
    Ohr
    the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
    Gehörorgan
    the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
    Gehörgang
    a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
    Geschmacksorgan
    an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
    Geruchsorgan, Riechorgan
    the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
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    Organ
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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